Footwear



Patented July 23, 1946 This l'invention relates 'to `improvements inlfootwear and more particularlyto an improved upper structure'for shoesandthe like, this application for patent being a continuation in part ofmy cofpendin'g applicationSerial No. 567,362, iiled December 9. 1944. 4

It is among the objects. of the lpresent invention to provide animproved' shoe upper structure invwhich a pocket strip is attached toeither the upperor'its 'lining at theY rear part of the structurethereby to provide a counter pocket between thev strip` and the'elementto'which .the strip is attached. fr l l Y i Another object'jis toprovide ,an improved shoe upper' structure in whicha counter. pocket isprovided on the lining at' therear of Athe shoe 4and the rear portion ofupper is lasted overy the counter pocket and over upon the .base 'flangeAcf a .counter in said pocket, whereby the lasted upper may be free ofIvisible evidence of the V'presencze ofthe pocket. t 1

Still another object is to provide animproved shoe upper structurekhavingla forepart 'whose lining isv slip-lasted and whose upper isregularly lasted, and havinga rear partwhich has a strip additional toan upper element and having extent only at a rearpart of the `structurefor constituting'with said upper element aepoclcet for reception of acounter. ,y I i A further object isf to provide a shoe upper structurecomprising an 4upper and a lining in which a counter pocket is providedon the lining and in which no evidence of the presence of the pocket isvisible exteriorly of `the upper.

It is, moreover, my purpose and object generally to improve shoe upperstructures and more especially the counter-stiffened rear portions ythereof.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a bottom plan View of a shoe upper structure embodyingfeatures of the invention, showing the upper, lining and pocket stripprior to insertion of a counter and prior to turning of said elementsinward over the margin of the base of the upper structure;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal medial sectional view through the structureof Figure 1 on a last and with the upper, lining and pocket strip, andan incorporated counter, in their secured relationships;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view on line 3--3 of Figure 1 but having aflanged counter in the counter pocket;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure Sbut of a modied structure havingno lining but only g 15 claims. (c1. 36,519.5)j

a` counter pocket strip' secured interiorlyof Athe upper; j

Figure 5 is a View similar to `Figures 3 ande but of anothermodiedstructure having an upper and having a pocketjstrip secured exteriorlyto the upper, the counter in this view being omitted; and

Figure 6 is an elevationpf the rear part of a completed shoe with aportion of the-upper broken laway, to show a pocket strip-secured in-Vteriorly ofan upper element. ,e

Referring to the drawing, Figs. lf3 illustrate one embodiment of theinvention in ajshoe upper structure comprising an upper'l, @,{lining I2,a sock-.lining i4 and a shank s tiiener 1,6.` AS shown, the lining I2and .the socle-,lining M are stitched together at I8 only aroundtheforepart,

leaving vthe rear portion; of liningireeofjthe I sockelinms. Y The upperl0.; in Fig; 111s, entirely vfree'of the lining and sockgliningfat'thebase .pocket strip 22 which may ,bestitched to the lining as at 24. Inthis connection,y it. should be noted that the vrear part of the liningI2has alasting allowance as at. 26 so that:after afcounter 28` has beeninserted inpocket 30 between the lining -and pocket strip, the lining,and also-the upper, may

be lasted over upon the flange 29 of the counter and secured in lastedrelation in any suitable manner as by cement. As herein represented, thepocket strip is co-extensive with the lining I2 at the rear of thestructure, and its portion corresponding to ,the lasting allowance ofthe lining is turned inward upon Aand cemented to the `bound shankstiffener I6 and faces the upper side of the counter flange. The counterflange 29 may be cemented to this turned over portion of pocket strip aswell as to the subsequently lasted over portion of the lining. 'Iheupper is also lasted and mav be cemented te ,the lasted over lining. IfIdesired a suitable ller 32 may be provided as shown in Fig. 2 and tneforel-,art of the upper may be lasted over upon the filler 32 andsecured thereto in anyv suitable manner; as by cement. Preferably theller 32 will be of resilient material for cushioning the forepart of theStructure, Y

When the pocket strip 22 is secured to the lining I2 interiorly thereof,it will be obvious that both overzthe counter 28 and the stitches whichsecure the pocket strip to the lining are entirely obscured by the'upperexcepting along the top edge of ing may secure the upper and liningtogether Fig. 4 shows an upper structure having no linthe lining and theupper maybe regularly lasted v the shoe structure wherethe same line ofstitchl ing but having a pocket strip 34 secured interiorly. 1

l of the upper 36 at the rear part of the structure.k In this form, thecounter 28 is inserted between i the pocket strip and upper, and thepocketistrip may be turned inward over the bound shank stiff- Y I enerI6, as in Fig. 3, or maybe trimmedat the l plane of the under surface ofthe stiffeknen'as'l in Fig. 4, in which "latter case either it or thecounter/ will be jcoatedwith cement so that the pocket strip`may yben'secured in smooth covering relation tothe inner surfaceof the counter.i i

AIn the form f .the invention illustrated in'Fig. 5, the pocket strip'38is" secured exteriorly of the upper Auand 'it is 'the.e1ementwhieh"wi11be 1asted over the counter and inward` upon the counter i strip in Fig.3. n

'It will be obviouslthat, fin all 'of the illustrated forms, thepocketJstrirfrnayA extend all around the rearfpart of thestructurev oronlyjaround by a counter.v Y

While I have shown'the invention embodied in a particular type of shoe,it should be understood that my Ycounter pocket features may be vembodied in any shoe .upper structure which has i arear part ofthe upperwith or without a lining.

I claim as my invention; f 1, VYIn an article jof footwear, an upperstructure ment to' which the strip is secured, a anged 1 counter in saidpocket, said strip and said ele- 1 ments each' having a lastingallowance and one saidlasting allowance being turned inward -to lie onone side ofthe iange of the counter, and l the other lasting'allowancesbeing turned inward 3 upon the other side of the flangeof the counter.

2. Ashoe upper structure comprising a lining flange, the upper 40 inthis case being turned over uponthe'shank stiff'e'ne'r, Asimilar t' the'pocket I such portion of theV rear partasis to be stiffened comprisingYanupper element, a lining element, l and Vavpcicket stripattherearpart, of the article secured to onejof said elementsandproviding m arcountel pocket vbetween said. strip and the ele- 4 and afull length sock-lining stitched together at least around theirforeparts, an upper lasted over the lining at least around the forepart,said lining and upper extending around the rear part of the shoe andthere being a counter pocket strip stitched to one of them at said rearpart" to provide a pocket between them, a counter in said pocket havinga ange underlying the rear part'of said sock-lining, said'rupperf,lining and pocket strip each having Va .lasting allowancel thereon atthe rear part of the upper structure,"

and all of said lasting allowances being turned inward into generalparallelism with the counter v'flange with atleast one said lastingallowance l oneach side of the counter flange. Y

3. In an article of footwear, van upper structure comprising-an upper,a. lining, and a pocket strip at the rear part of the article secured tothe lining and providing a counter pocket be tween the strip and the'lining, a, flanged counter in said pocket, said upper, lining and stripeach.

having a lastingv allowance thereon,V andthe last;- ing allowances 'ofsaid 'linin'gland 4strip being turnedr inward to lie Vonnopposite sides`of the counter flange,`and the lasting allowance ofjthe under face,the'rear portion ofthe liningv being lasted over HP0@ `Said Seife-11mg,member, @flanged counter at the rear partfhavingnitsrijange under;lying'the s tiffe'nefr elementgand thejrearpart of Vthe upperbeing'flas'te'd over upon ltl'ieflarlge of said counter; t

and sockflin'ing stitched? togetherv around 4 only their fore'part's,arcounterpoket strip stitched.

to said lining varound tliefrear part of Ythe structure toprovide apocket i'ntriorly of the lining between the lining and said strip. avcounter in said pocket having a. iiangefunderlying the re'ar portion ofthe socklinil,. a1id.an -upperlasted over'the' lining at the Vforepartandoversaid Counter Docket @the rear garb-"1g

